Yes please!!! Peko…read morePeko was a totally random stop for us after a long walk in the gardens. It was also my first real Taiwanese meal and I loved it! It's a small place and was pretty full at lunchtime. We had soup dumplings ($10), Taiwanese sausage fried rice ($18) and volcano pop chicken ($17?). Our food came out quickly and we dug in - wow, wow, wow, wow. If you live in Melbourne, maybe you have lots of options for this kind of food but it surprised me in the best way. The fried rice was not at all greasy and was peppered with green onions and crisp bits of delicious sausage. If you can believe it, it was "light" tasting and enough for 2 to share. The volcano chicken was one of the best things - it was breaded, but again not greasy or heavy. I loved the spice mix too - a creeper heat with hints of five spice. The soup dumplings were really good but ended up being an afterthought behind the rice and chicken. The bathroom doubles as the storage room but it's plenty clean. The staff is friendly and efficient. My husband and I both agree that this was one of our best random meals in a long time!!

Not much has changed over the yrs but I do wonder what everyone is eating!! Everything except the…read morerice is SALTY!!! the accompanying sauce gives it a different dimension but heck there's nothing great! I can get better at a food court! The chicken was very dry and the most salty! the mince I really don't know where to start but I wouldn't order again. or actually I wouldn't come back! Salty and the rice was hard! Yep! Save yourself the trouble.. Just go buy a packet of he Japanese curry and use all the cubes in it to cook whatever... The calamari.. was ok but it's just fried.

Was in Melbourne in 2018 for a wedding before Covid outbreak. Kept going back to this place for the…read morebest fried chicken. Can hardly wait to return one day. I'm from Arizona in the U.S.

This place was a random find, as we travelled through the nightlife of Chinatown. Friendly service…read moreand the most crispitty chicken that stood out and left a taste of the nostalgic night market at Taipei. I tried the huge piece of boneless which is dark meat flavored in salt and pepper and chased it down with grass jelly milk tea, medium ice, 30% sweetness. I want to return for the bone in spicy and taste what that is all about. Keep up the great work!!

Theres more coating than chicken served in every hot star chicken ( see photo attached)…read more Also alot of bones included too it's definitely not boneless.

Now, by clicking the fourth star for this review Yelp has kindly given me a gauge on what a 4-star…read morerating really meant, and that is "Yay! I'm a fan". This sentence could not be closer to the absolute truth as I am *definitely* A FAN--without any form of exaggeration. Hot Star Large Fried Chicken is one of those side shops that many people often walk past without even the slight interest. It isn't that flash nor fancy and it surely doesn't give you the opportunity to walk in, sit and view their menu. However, don't let the aesthetic fool you as Hot Star Large Fried Chicken (or HSLFC herein) is probably the best muchies killer in the face of Melbourne. Why? Because Chicken, that's why. HSLFC doesn't offer much in terms of variations and range but what it does offer is both delicious and fantastic. There are, if I recall correctly, only around 4-5 main choices that you can purchase and about 3-4 sides that could accompany those mains. However, with these limitations, one may assume that this is bad but these limitations is the BEST thing that could possibly happen for a store like this, and let me explain why. Having a small pool of choices makes it easier for people who have never tried it. They can literary walk up and make up their minds in half a minute. Imagine having someone walk into a strip shop (no, you dirty mind you, a shop on the strip of road) and be bombarded with ONE HUNDRED different options! That person would be 1) overwhelmed and 2) probably get so overwhelmed by the choices and decide to leave. Who would want that? Bad business. The food itself is actually quite yum! The chicken is very tasty and is definitely one of the comfort foods that I crave every once in awhile. They cook it for a decent amount of time but the outcome of said long cooking is an amazing handful of deep fried chicken, not to mention the other handful of sides which makes it two handfuls, which makes it even better because now you need to decide which hand to eat out from first! Overall, I think HSLFC is a go to shop when you have the muchies--or drunk, hey I don't judge. They serve great quality food for a great price, if you don't mind waiting a few minutes for the chicken to go from raw to de-freakin-licious. HSLFC has earned its ranks with me. I think you should give them a go haha

One of the best hot pot restaurants I've ever experienced in my life. Exceptional and outstanding…read morefood selection and great costumer service and lovely environment. Definitely coming back.

Absolutely delicious. I've been across Asia eating hot pot and this ranks up there. In taste and…read moreservice!

This place will not dissapoint. The food is amazing. Just be prepared to wait a while if it's busy…read more Only two staff makes it challenging to be served in a reasonable time.

If KFC and Miss Chu's had a baby this would be it…read more You can select from various ingredients from soft shell crab to tofu and it's all deep fried in a lovely salt and pepper batter. The place is lovely and clean, the staff are nice and the prices are good. Essentially a great place to grab lunch that is a little different.

If you like re-fried, uncooked chicken that's overpriced then you should eat here…read more I wont be popping in again.